Burcham's is always a pleasant place to do metal recycling business. I've never experienced any of the workers having a negative attitude. I really enjoy the convenience and ability to do my recycling so close to home.
With a long-standing place in the history of Albany, these guys are the best in the industry. I was making room in my shop and they happily surprised me with what they gave me for my metal recycling!
Went there today for the first time. Had a larger dump trailer and did not realize we would have to hand unload. Everyone was super friendly and helpful. Made some suggestions for next time on how to earn more money… thank you!!
They really do strive for the 5 stars and sounds like they are doing their best to keep a good flow in operations. They more than made up for the inconvenience I had a while back and I would be more than happy to do my next return here.
Me and my mom absolutely love the people at Burchams Metals, they helped us out a great big deal when we had things scrapped that weren't meant to be scrapped. Greatly appreciate you all ❤️❤️
I've been recycling metals here for the last 25 years. This place has accurate scales, friendly and knowledgeable staff that works quickly and efficiently and they pay fair market prices. Jay (the owner) is onsite daily and one of the most stand up guys I know. Thanks burchams crew!
These days, everyone seems to be trying to recycle metal. That’s good, I make a few bucks and the metal is recycled. Burcham’s is always pretty busy but they work fast and efficiently. Their office staff is always nice. I have been coming here for years and plan to continue.
Burchams is awesome!! Looking for that hard to find piece for your project? I'd bet the fingernails on my right hand that Jay probably has what you're looking for. Plus.... Jay, Teresa and the entire crew are nothing short of awesome and cuz of that they treat you awesome!
Mike
First time visiting Burcham's and have to say I was really impressed. Fast friendly service. Very clean and organized. Definitely will return to check out all the interesting stuff they have for sale.
No matter what we've looked for oftentimes we find it here. From components to antiques I find it all here. Always Fair on the price and it's like a treasure hunt. We recycle and repurpose most of what we do and I wouldn't have been a part of some of the awesome projects we've been best blessed to find, without this group of people who make up the team here. They see awesome and I can't recommend them highly enough.
The folks were extremely nice and MORE than happy to answer any and all questions we had. There is no doubt that we will be there over and over again as my wife is interested in learning how to weld large things together and these folks have the goods to make that happen!
Again, these folks were more than willing to suffer my ignorance of the items they had on hand and made us immediately feel comfortable while walking through the entirety of there rather sizable space!
Always friendly and helpful staff eager to inform you on how to have a successful metal recycling trip as well as plenty of metal items that can be purchased to reuse as well as artistic items to build your next curio or creative piece of genius!!!
I've been using Burchams for over 15 yrs now and I have not once had a negative experience. Could it possibly be the customer that has the issue? Maybe the help out in the weigh area don't need some of the remarks they get. Just sometimes it may be a bad day for them. Everybody has 1, including myself. They work very hard at what they accomplish.
Usually this company is a very good company and treat you very well but I just had an experience with them that was very shameful I thought they had a better moral compass than that I tried to buy a shelving unit from a gentleman they wouldn't allow it they paid him about a dollar in weight for it and wanted to charge me $70 for it don't get me wrong the guys that work their are great but that was the most shameful interaction I have ever had with them I don't even think by law that can do a 700% markup like they were trying I tried to pay the gentleman a couple dollars more than what they were going to they wouldn't allow it and then tried to put a 700% markup on it all because I showed interest otherwise it would have went straight into their dumpster with all the rest andas far as I'm concerned that was a total rip-off and me and that gentleman deserves better than that if they were going to charge me 70 they should have at least given him $30 to $40 for it and they wouldn't even give me a price for it and tell the gentlemen left so he didn't know how badly he was being ripped
I've taken several items here to have scrapped (why pay to take your old washer to the dump, when you can get paid to drop it off here?). The yard staff seemed to assume everyone knows where to drop stuff off, so they weren't super helpful. The office staff were sweet and made sure the transactions went well.
I wasn't too impressed. There was plenty there that i was interested in, but not for eBay prices. If I was going to pay eBay prices, I'd buy better quality, have it delivered to my door and also have at the least a 30 day return policy.
This is a scrap yard with slow moving inventory, looking things up on eBay when a customer brings you something and asks you for a price is silly and not the way you move old dead stock.
Had prices been reasonable for what they are selling and the unknown condition been a factor in the price, I would have been a frequent customer and likely bought up a ton of old stock that had been sitting for years.
As soon as they took the items I was wanting to buy and vanished to go look them up on eBay, I knew I would never be back again. No way I will pay those prices and then have to be out of luck when the items end up being broken or unusable.
People seemed nice and there is an amazing selection of some of the coolest junk. The problem is, they seem to be either emotionally or romantically attached to it.
I attempted to purchase a couple of old pneumatic filters that were covered in grime and the normal junk yard mystery liquids. I brought them up to the office and an older gentleman--I would assume to be the owner--had me wait while he looked them up on ebay.
Which I guess is fine, however, this is a scrap yard, and these things were pretty rough. The price he wanted was a little over half of what they would be new, with no guarantee or warranty.
I would guess the bulk of their income comes from export of scrap, so they can afford to try and milk every penny.
I've driven by this place for years and finally had the time and curiosity to stop and check it out.
Also, if you're wondering, their price on metals is for the most part MORE than new stock!
Unbelievably disappointed.
If you want to sell metal Schnitzer Steel in Eugene pays 3 times as much and has good custormer service. I have been going to Brucham's for years and the yard employees are always rude. I found out from Schnitzer that if you cut off the ends of extension cords you get twice as much money for them, Burchams kept that a secret. They are very proud of how many bibles they have given away though.
I get rid of scrap metal at Burchams once or twice a year and they are always friendly and helpful. The guys in the yard will help me sort out the ferrous from the non-ferrous and copper etc. I've not gone there to shop for parts or anything like that for my projects yet.
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